Introduction: COVID-19 affects the liver, causing alteration in liver biochemistry tests such as aspartate transferase (AST), alanine transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin and albumin. Objective: To determine the prevalence of alteration in liver functions tests and associated factors for severity among Peruvian COVID-19 patients. Materials and methods: A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was performed in 4 public hospitals in Peru. Patients admitted to hospitalization wards and intensive care units with a diagnosis COVID-19 were enrolled. The evaluation of AST, ALT, ALP, total bilirubin and albumin was performed. Associations with demographic and medical data were assessed. Results: 1,100 patients were enrolled, of which 81.7% had altered liver function tests. Only 2.8% of the patients had cirrhosis and 2.1% hepatitis B/C virus. AST and ALT we...

Introduction: COVID-19 affects the liver, causing alteration in liver biochemistry tests such as aspartate transferase (AST), alanine transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin and albumin. Objective: To determine the prevalence of alteration in liver functions tests and associated factors for severity among Peruvian COVID-19 patients. Materials and methods: A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was performed in 4 public hospitals in Peru. Patients admitted to hospitalization wards and intensive care units with a diagnosis COVID-19 were enrolled. The evaluation of AST, ALT, ALP, total bilirubin and albumin was performed. Associations with demographic and medical data were assessed. Results: 1,100 patients were enrolled, of which 81.7% had altered liver function tests. Only 2.8% of the patients had cirrhosis and 2.1% hepatitis B/C virus. AST and...

La colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE) es un procedimiento terapéutico que se emplea para múltiples patologías de la vía biliar. La coledocolitiasis representa el factor más frecuente para la infección de la vía biliar principal. La intervención oportuna de los casos de coledocolitiasis mediante la CPRE disminuye la comorbilidad y mortalidad de la colangitis aguda. Para tal fin, se han desarrollado diferentes métodos diagnósticos predictivos de la presencia de coledocolitiasis, el más usado es el construido por la Sociedad Americana de Endoscopía Gastrointestinal (ASGE; por sus siglas en inglés). Objetivos: El objetivo del presente estudio es comparar los resultados obtenidos en la evaluación de los pacientes mediante los criterios predictivos de las ASGE en pacientes con sospecha de coledocolitiasis y los hallazgos obtenidos en el procedimiento de cola...